Shloka 67

Matsya Purana — Maya’s Nectar-Reservoir in Tripura and the Revival of the Slain in the Tripur...

Devanagari script

स तारकाख्यस् तडिन्मालिरेव च मयेन सार्धं प्रमथैरभिद्रुताः पुरं परावृत्य नु ते शरार्दिता यथा शरीरं पवनोदये गताः //

Transliteration

sa tārakākhyas taḍinmālireva ca mayena sārdhaṃ pramathairabhidrutāḥ puraṃ parāvṛtya nu te śarārditā yathā śarīraṃ pavanodaye gatāḥ //

Translation

Then Tāraka, Taḍinmāli, and Maya—together with the Pramathas—rushed forth; and, turning back from the city, they withdrew, wounded by arrows, just as a body is swept away when the wind rises.

Word by Word

• स (sa): then/that

• तारकाख्यः (tārakākhyas): (the one) named Tāraka

• तडिन्मालिः (taḍinmāliḥ): Taḍinmāli (a named figure)

• एव च (eva ca): and also

• मयेन (mayena): with Maya

• सार्धम् (sārdham): together with

• प्रमथैः (pramathaiḥ): with the Pramathas (Śiva’s attendants)

• अभिद्रुताः (abhidrutāḥ): rushed forward/charged

• पुरम् (puram): the city/fortress

• परावृत्य (parāvṛtya): turning back/withdrawing from

• नु (nu): indeed/now (emphatic particle)

• ते (te): they

• शरार्दिताः (śarārditāḥ): pained/wounded by arrows

• यथा (yathā): just as

• शरीरम् (śarīram): the body

• पवनोदये (pavanodaye): when the wind rises/at the arising of wind

• गताः (gatāḥ): gone/swept away/withdrawn

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) reporting the battle episode within the Matsya Purana’s narration

Entities Mentioned

• Tāraka
• Taḍinmāli
• Maya
• Pramathas
• Pura (city/fortress)

Tags

• Deva-Asura war
• Shaiva attendants
• Battle narrative
• Puranic warfare
• Mythic city

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it depicts a wartime retreat—figures fleeing a city after being struck by arrows—using the simile of a body driven along when winds arise.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

Indirectly, it illustrates a Purāṇic ethic of recognizing tactical withdrawal when overpowered—an idea aligned with rājanīti (statecraft) themes found across Purāṇas, though this specific verse is not a prescriptive rule for kings or householders.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The only architectural term is ‘pura’ (city/fortress) in a siege context; there are no Vāstu-śāstra measurements or ritual procedures stated in this verse.